# Chalkana Village, Chohtan, Barmer (Rajasthan) – PIN Code

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Village · Chohtan, Barmer 

# Chalkana

Chalkana is a village in Chohtan sub-district of Barmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **344704**. The 2011 Census counted **640 people in 105 households**, the 274th largest of 426 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.3%.

- 640people (2011)
- 105households
- 50.2%literacy
- 344704PIN code

## Chalkana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chalkana is 344704.** Chalkana falls in Chohtan sub-district, Barmer district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code344704
- Community development blockDhorimanna
- Census village code088983

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chalkana from nearby towns?

- Chohtan (sub-district HQ)80 km by road
- Barmer (district HQ)100 km by road
- Barmer (nearest town)100 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chalkana?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chalkana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baamdala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chohtan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chohtan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chalkana known for?

The main crops are **bajara, jeera and moth**. About 66% of the 741 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chalkana

Of every 100 households in Chalkana in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chalkana · ■ Chohtan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****3%**

**45%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****61%**

**42%

Own their home ****92%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chalkana?

■ Chalkana · ■ Chohtan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.2%**

**46.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1444**

**920

Working population ****59.2%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 34.0% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 188 (50%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 183 (48%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chohtan

- Gandhi Nagar650 people
- Hajiyoniyo Ki Dhani645 people
- Jorapura645 people
- Manasar642 people
- Bajrangpura639 people
- Rampura636 people
- Ratasar620 people
- Banon Ki Dhani615 people

[All 427 villages in Chohtan](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/chohtan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chalkana?344704
- How far is Chalkana from Barmer?100 km by road
- What is the population of Chalkana?640 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalkana in?Barmer district (Chohtan sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Chalkana?50.2% (Census 2011)